Government Fleet News

SPRINGFIELD, MO – Officials consider the new idling-reduction policy a common-sense approach for the county to save money, especially at a time when the county faces declining revenue, according to the News-Leader.

ORLANDO, FL – Tight budgets and dwindling property tax revenues are creating pressure to look into merging two of Central Florida's largest fire departments: Orlando and Orange County, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

KANSAS CITY, MO – The all-electric aerial utility truck, produced by SEV U.S. and SEV U.K. with an aerial bucket integrated by Altec Industries Inc., is the first unit of its kind to be put into operation by a major utility company before being brought to the market.

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency has released a guide to help states save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by adopting clean energy practices in their facilities, operations, and vehicle fleets.

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL – Driver's Alert will provide the Department of Administrative Services of the State of Georgia selected it to provide its "Report My Driving Solution" for the state's 15,000 vehicles and 125,000 state employees.

GREAT FALLS, VA – The DMVs in Arkansas, Indiana, Nevada, and Virginia are instructing people not to wear a big smile for their driver's license photo because smiles make face-recognition software less effective in law enforcement efforts.

REDDING, CA – Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko's plea for more than $2 million to close his department's nearly $4 million budget gap was unanimously rejected June 8 by the board of supervisors, reported Record Searchlight.

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Suffolk County plans to expand its use of alternative fuels in the county fleet through the purchase of 15 compressed natural gas heavy-duty vehicles, according to the Empire State News.

SEAL BEACH, CA – Clean Energy has been awarded a new three-year contract from the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department, AZ to supply the City's Valley Metro Transit Fleet with liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel to power its fleet of 400-plus LNG buses.